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What was the first state? When each of the 50 states ratified the Constitution
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoYou may know all the states in alphabetical order, but do you know them in order of statehood? The original 13 colonies entered the Union from 1787 to 1790, and the remaining 37 were continuously ...
Arizona abortion law: What you need to know now that Roe v. Wade is overturned
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany in our communities have questions about what will happen in Arizona now that Roe v. Wade is...
In what states is abortion legal, illegal, and in limbo?
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPhoto collage of a young woman facing away from the viewer, looking at a map. Behind her, there is a...
Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThere are many outdated laws that states keep on the books, even if they aren’t used. If the Supreme...
In Mississippi, MLK Day is also Robert E. Lee Day. A state legislator wants to change that
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMany Mississippians are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as both a federal and state...
Today in History: September 5, first Continental Congress
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Monday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2022. There are 117 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled ...
Trump says leave abortion to the states. That's where it gets complicated
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFormer President Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., last week. (Paul Sancya /...
What happens to clinics after a state bans abortion? They fight to survive.
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoVoters in several states will likely have the chance to reverse their states’ abortion bans this...
Trump's path to dictatorship depends on our democracy working
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDonald Trump Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images I do not imagine that there are more than a handful of...
Do you know your state's official nickname? Here's the history behind all 50.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerican students learned the basics of the state they call home in elementary school – its capital,...